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Wine with Mencía

Mencía is a variety indigenous from Bierzo, in the Castilla y León province, placed at the northeast of Spain. It has small clusters with middle-sized berries. Mencía variety has early budding and mid ripening. It is not very productive so short pruning is recommended. It is prone to wind damage and likely to suffer powdery mildew and botrytis.

Mencía variety plantations are located, especially, in the north of Castilla y León and Galicia, but also to a limited extent in Asturias and Cataluña. It is quite important and every day more respected in the designations of origin Bierzo, Ribeira Sacra, Monterrei and Valdeorras and it is authorised in Rías Baixas and Ribeiro. While traditionally it has been known for the aromatic fruity red wines it produces, as well as alluring rosé wines, the rediscovery of old vineyards of low performance in slate soils, mainly in Bierzo, has lead to the recent rise of dense, strong examples. Alcohol level can be very high and acidity decreases quickly at the end of the ripening, so it is not always easy to get the correct balance and keep its freshness. Some recommended wineries are: Descendientes de J. Palacios, Mengoba, Pago Valdoneje, Raúl Pérez, Dominio dos Tares, Castro Ventosa and Akilia.